Thanks, Blue! It's nice to have all this info together in an easy to read and sort format.

Thanks, reminded me to take my supplements.

Great find Blue! Thanks for sharing. I love comparing what I'm doing now by 'winging it" vs. what I should be doing.

Thanks so much!

Thank you, Blue.

I did notice one thing on their list, it was the 5 thp. I think that were the letters. Anyway does anyone take it?

I have been taking it for quite a while. It is a precursor amino acid that is used to synthesize serotonin. I used to take antidepressants for years and I since I weaned off of Effexor I have terrible side effects from any antidepressant I have been prescribed since. Then I read a couple of resources which included a book called The Bible Cure for Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgia by Don Cooper MD both suggested the 5 HTP. I found Dr Cooper's book very informative and I believe non-Christians would benefit from its content. Back to the 5 HTP, the basic thought is serotonin plays a major role in neural transmission and is the reason a lot of antidepressants are SSRI. I am not a doctor but I am a clinical chemist and I know that all nervous system transmissions require the presence of serotonin in the breach between the nerve endings (axons and dendrites) for the transmission to happen efficiently. The serotonin gets released when required between the endings to make the connection and then is taken back up until the next need. SSRI or serotonin-specific reuptake inhibitor does what it says it basically makes the serotonin stay out there longer or inhibits its reuptake so that these connections are assisted. I am pretty sure it was in Dr. Coopers book that the need for the 5 HTP made a whole lot of sense in that you can take SSRIs all day long but if you don't have enough serotonin to start with they will not be effective. He explained it really well. I encourage you to research this as the substance does have some dangers but it has really helped my depression and fatigue. I take it at night because it does make you sleepy, 5 HTP's long name is 5-Hydroxytryptophan and as a lot of people know tryptophan is the amino acid in turkey and in warmed milk that makes us sleepy. So it can help on multiple fronts. I hope this helps and like I said before please research it for possible side effects and drug/supplement interactions.

Thanks for the link, never found this resource on my own! I will take the get with the program list to my primary care next week for input. I take Cerefolin NAC and I never know what is in that already.

You're welcome! Glad it could help some of you :)

Just took a brief look at the site. Looks very interesting. I'm going to spend more time tomorrow reading more on it. :o)

Thanks for sharing the link! :o)

Thanks BlueSun. I use a wholistic approach to managing my fibromyalgia, so this site is very helpful. I use many of the supplements listed and I get them from various places, so it's nice to see them listed together in one site, specifically for fibromyalgia.

BonnieDBunny- I have just finished reading Dr. Elderberg's book called: Healing Fibromyalgia: Why everything hurts.... Dr. Elderberg discusses the low serotonin, low dopamine and low norepinephrine correction and it's role in fibromyalgia. 5htp is one of the supplements he recommends in his book in combination with other supplements based on various factors. I have had great improvement with his regimen. I am also reading Don Cooper's book. I downloaded it a few weeks ago. So far I am enjoying his book and am finding it very informative.

I'm sorry I meant to say BonnieGBunny.